Hukam Rawat, ACS, MBA, CAMS, CFE

Head of Compliance & Risk | Corporate Governance | ESG l Sustainability I Board Secretary I AML/CTF I Ex-Emaar I Ex-Damac I DarGlobal

24.4 yrs experienceReal Estate

Jun 2025Added yesterday

The move

MoveDarGlobal Real Estate → Alpha Data

TitleHead of Compliance, Governance & Risk → Head of Compliance

LocationDubai → Abu Dhabi

Cross-border moveNo — same country

Native languageHindi

Years in UAE13.4

Total experience24.4 years

Alpha Data headcount1,001-5,000 employees

Alpha Data industryIT Services and IT Consulting

Alpha Data HQUAE - Saudi - Qatar

Alpha Data founded1981

Alpha Data typePublic Company

Career arc

Head of ComplianceJun 2025 — Present
Alpha Data· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Founding MemberJul 2023 — Feb 2025
IICSI Middle East (DIFC) NPIO, Dubai· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Seasonal
Head of Compliance, Governance & RiskSep 2022 — Jun 2024
DarGlobal Real Estate· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Senior Manager- Risk & ComplianceApr 2022 — Sep 2022
GEMS Education· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Group Compliance & Risk ManagerMar 2017 — Mar 2022
GEMS Education· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Compliance Manager & Group Company SecretaryJun 2013 — Feb 2017
DAMAC Properties· Dubai· Full-time
DGM- Corporate AffairsOct 2008 — May 2013
Emaar MGF· New Delhi Area, India· Full-time
Manager Finance & Company SecretaryApr 2004 — Sep 2008
Vipul Limited· Gurgaon, India· Full-time
Dy. Finance ManagerApr 2001 — Mar 2004
Analysis Finance· New Delhi Area, India· Full-time

Education

Middlesex University Dubai
Master of Business Administration · Finance2018 — 2019
Delhi University
B.Com · Commerce1993 — 1995
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India
ACS · Corporate, Banking, Tax, Finance and Securities Law2000 — 2004

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Top skills

Legal ComplianceStakeholder EngagementCross-functional Team LeadershipLegal RequirementsCorporate CommunicationsStrategic Leadership

About

There are TONS of lessons I have learned in my 18 plus years of working experience covering Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) domain which I have been able to apply throughout my career journey. Starting with a listed corporate in India to the rapid rise in large scale real estate and education companies in the UAE, the one that sticks out the most these days is that resourcefulness will lead you into creative ways to execute even when there is no predetermined path to follow. Being a Governance professional, I always been striving to deliver top-notch advisory service through creative and cost-efficient problem-solving. To accomplish this, I focus on: Building trusting relationships with key stakeholders and promote corporate governance to build a better directed, managed, or control

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